Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-02-04
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

Press endorses the reform movement.
They admit the crimes committed by the
managers Of the Democratic party are
wrong and should BE- corrected They
admit that the election, held in Balti-
more city are a farce. and instead Of be-
ing an expression Of the peoples will.
they are but tie result Of the diciation
u az un.cr pil1u- f.w WHO control H.
State. To cheek the evil an appeal i
made 10 the counties to assist in the
movement to secure fair elections Here
il what some Of them write:
The Frederick Union says: "Sucs
however, is the relation Of the counties
10 Baltimore. that the frauds committed
there. tasted this tyranny and one man
power upon the whole State The eonn-
ties must, therefore, move. together with
the oppressed people Of Baltimore, fsr
relief What avails honest elections 10
the counties. II the result is negatiyed
BY a corrupt return in Baltimore city +
! At the State election this fall, in aidi-
ton 10 State officers Governor, Aitor-
ney-Gcneral and Comptroller, the voters
will also determine BY their ballots
whether Ne shall have a constitutional
convention or not.
Hence the election will be the mos
/ important since 1867, and looking At oil
the circumstances and the present organ
isation Of the Democratic party the mo"
| important ever hold in Maryland. The
/ Ringtss do not yet feel secure 10 tbeI'
tenure. They realize that the greN
body Of the Democratic party is restless
and dissatisfied With the present cend'
ton. Nearly, if net all. Of the able''
and best men Of the party all over the
State are excl ided from any voice IA ~
councils or conduct. This they know IS
liable to overthrow their power at any
time. To avert this danger, one thing
there remains--onc step more to reacn
the summit Of power. that is cons'l'u,
tional convention. Give them that an1
the end of their reign is in the far DIS
tant future. With n convention adopt
ed BY fraudulent vote in ia tHore anu
composed Of their instruments as dele
gates, they will give the people const,
tuition to suit themselves They viii
sweep away the present admirable ana
incorruprible Judiciary and gre you .
Court Of Appeals elected on general ticK-
ct and county judges all their Teature'.
Baltimore city will have Pofe IN the
hands of Mayor, and Grand Jury Sc
lected hy their Sheriff and bqh Mayor
and Sheriff their creatures lesoluseiy'
and elected BY fraud The legislative
executive and judicial authosfy Of the
State will be in their hands, aIp the peo-
pie powerlcss to help themsetes. ms
is no fancy sketch, for the Ffiort was
made in the last Legislaturels 70 accom-
plish these specified objec aad the
whole delegation from Bali pore city
was in favor Of the passage \ the bills
although even the Sun could ~ support
them. Such the time, circumstances
and responsibilities under wtlI4h the State
: Democracy met. The tint s ripe for
action, il not already too Oh
The State Democracy thh nfors take,
its stand upon Democratic sksgcples and
demands fair an, - = con
s.asssvus~ss a..ne]
ment Of the TiidS4 Dsfssl'
hmore city aud the OseTfhSss Of the one
man power in the State. This platform
We place at the head Of our columns anC
shall stand by it, come veal, come woe
The Cecil Democrat says: 1T IS on'
of the Inconsistencies of modern politics
to honor those who are fortunate enough
to hold Office and to his honor or at leas
TO depreciate those who are hot so fortu
nate, and yet to stigmatize the very nat
ural effort Of those who fail to better thcl
condition Any development of thu
propensity is at once set down as llttl
less than crime and, such is humal
pronencss to worship the star that ha
risen, that popular sympathy is very ap
to encourage the winner and decry tn
loser, in wanton or thoughtless disregar
of the merits Of the issue that may b
presented The hope, springlng etern'
in the uunan breast, that the lightnln
Of luck may strike them induces man
well-tainking people to blind themselVe
to what they cannot approve in TIE char
I aeter or tho career Of those who may hav
, the opportunity to help them, and to Wis
with unrcasoning censorship the yer
righteous purpose Of those whom negle'
may haso rendered dcubly critical.
5 does not need that men should be supcl
t humanity vrtuous to perceive vice in oil
ers, no more than it needs that me
should be superhumanly vicious to abu'
8 trust that invites license by surmoun
ing responsibility Policemen need n
0 be saints Vigilance is not an excl
5 sivc attribute Of angels. There can
. no more insidious poison permeatlr
the body polite than the idea that me
must not condemn IN others what the
might be tempted to do themselves
/ Human falEbility leads to eyll-dolng al
human jealously is the most effective P
lice force that survives the fall. II
watch and ward that anbition vitallE
are the very bulwArk Oflibersy. lfpu
]. lie officials we're not held to accounta'
Q ity, Bedlam would reign. Who sh'
hold them? Angels? No, finite me
with like characters and attributes a.
predictions The policeman who
. rests the thief might be thief hims'
under similar Termination. But his bat